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Friday, June 30, 2017

Chia Seeds

Salvia
hispanica, commonly known as chia, is a species of flowering plant in
the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to central and southern Mexico and
Guatemala. The sixteenth-century Codex Mendoza provides evidence that it
was cultivated by the Aztec in pre-Columbian times and economic
historians say it may have been as important as maize as a food crop.

“chia” is the ancient Mayan word for “strength.”

Sometimes I add a teaspoon of Chia Seeds to my white coffee in the morning.